India Launches Ambitious Plan to Clean Air and Promote Electric Vehicles in Delhi

The government has come up with a very ambitious plan to clean Delhi's air and promote electric vehicles (EVs). The cabinet meeting held on Monday (29 June 2026) under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has given a green signal to Delhi. This new policy is ready to get off the ground from 1 July 2026 and will be in force till 31 March 2030. The government aims to create a global model of travel in the next 4 years. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta told the press conference that this policy has been prepared keeping in mind the basic need of Delhi. For this, the government has fixed a huge budget of ₹15,000 crore. This budget has been divided into two parts - ₹7,000 crore will be spent directly on implementing the policy, while ₹8,000 crore will be used to set up a network of charging stations in Delhi and to subsidize customers. According to government data, the share of commercial vehicles in Delhi is close to 33%, while 46% of two-wheelers and three-wheelers have been changed so that the government can focus on these categories.